Hurricane cleanup?

[darmstrong2319]

When Irene come through here it was bad enough that all debris had to be on the side of the road. When some of the other storms come through debris had to be taken off but mostly people just wanted to get trees and such cut and piled. There was one outfit from out of town charged $300 an hour for him, one helper and small skid steer with grapple. They stayed very busy and were cheaper than most. Some were very high. I was flooded myself and couldn't work lost tractor and it was on trailer. I don't know how they do things in the bigger cities but not everyone in the rural areas have the equipment or ability to cut and take down trees and sheds so if it's and I hate to say this bad enough then there is money to be made.

 

[daugen]

the amount of damage from these storms in Texas and Florida and Puerto Rico is extraordinary. It will take a lot of hands to repair,
and lot of opportunities for work. Anyone have any stories or info on contractors who have headed South?
I wonder when the building materials will start running out.
All that sheetrock heaved out, banner day for lumberyards if they weren't flooded too.
I just hope folks don't gouge; big difference between 25 percent hurricane premium and 200 percent.
So I'm really hoping a lot of able folks went down to help. I believe they will be a sight for sore eyes as has been said.
We are supposed to help each other anyway.

Am also glad the Navy finally got onshore in Puerto Rico. What is going on there is a real tragedy.
And these are our citizens too. So many places in the Caribbean destroyed, where do you start?

I'd love to be piloting a small tramp freighter in the Caribbean bringing in supplies. Never got that license but
I've boated through the BVI's and easily could imagine a life on a ship down there. Of course I'd have a farm someplace on my port
island...bananas? I could just change my avatar to a banana tree...

 

[daugen]

When Irene come through here I was flooded myself and couldn't work lost tractor and it was on trailer. I don't know how they do things in the bigger cities but not everyone in the rural areas have the equipment or ability to cut and take down trees and sheds so if it's and I hate to say this bad enough then there is money to be made.

Good to know. Means more opportunities if one is willing to drive the back roads.
You are only 45 miles away from me, and I guess what the Bay River flooded you out? Like the Tar River does up here.
I'm sorry you got flooded. Makes a horrible mess of things and drowns all kinds of animals. When I bought my farm I made sure I was on high ground ten miles from the Pamlico, but there are water marks on the foundation over a foot high. Since then I have done major water diversion ditching so unlikely that will ever happen again, but you know it's flat here...and sometimes it takes a while for the water to get back to the River, some river or bay. And meanwhile water sits on the roots of many of my plantings and drowns them. Better plants than people but annoying.
We have a member from Texas whose farm sits high too but there are dips in the local roads and they all flood closed, so he can't get out, as a senior fireman, to help.
If you can't get your truck out, you are pretty much beat because all your tools and supplies are in it. And not too many of us have hovercraft.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I too, have a great deal of sympathy for those folks in Porto Rico. The shame of it all is that their government is totally bankrupt with about $8B in the red. They can't help those in their own territory if they wanted. And with the massive amount of damage, those folks are going to need more than just a little help. It will be like rebuilding an entire state or country.

Still, we have our own tax paying citizens here to help. By the numbers, those here need more help that those in Porto Rico. Where does it all end?